What is the CVSS score of CVE-2012-2417?

CVE-2012-2417 has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 4.3 (Medium). CVSS vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N. EPSS exploitation probability: 4.1%.

Is there a public PoC exploit available for CVE-2012-2417?

Yes, a public proof-of-concept exploit is available for CVE-2012-2417. Prioritise patching immediately. EPSS: 4.1%.

Is there a patch available for CVE-2012-2417?

Yes, a patch is available for CVE-2012-2417. Update the affected software to the latest version immediately.

Pycrypto CVE-2012-2417

MEDIUM

Cryptographic Issues (CWE-310)

2012-06-17 cve@mitre.org

Information Disclosure Pycrypto

4.3

CVSS 2.0 · NVD

Severity by source

NVD PRIMARY

4.3 MEDIUM

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

Primary rating from NVD · only source for this CVE.

CVSS VectorNVD

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

Availability

None

Lifecycle Timeline

CVE Published

Jun 17, 2012 - 03:41 cve.org

MEDIUM 4.3

Blast Radius

ecosystem impact

† from your stack dependencies † transitive graph · vuln.today resolves 4-path depth

2 pypi packages depend on pycrypto (2 direct, 0 indirect)

Ecosystem-wide dependent count for version 2.6.

DescriptionCVE.org

PyCrypto before 2.6 does not produce appropriate prime numbers when using an ElGamal scheme to generate a key, which reduces the signature space or public key space and makes it easier for attackers to conduct brute force attacks to obtain the private key.

AnalysisAI

PyCrypto before 2.6 does not produce appropriate prime numbers when using an ElGamal scheme to generate a key, which reduces the signature space or public key space and makes it easier for attackers. Rated medium severity (CVSS 4.3), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable. Public exploit code available.

Technical ContextAI

This vulnerability is classified under CWE-310. PyCrypto before 2.6 does not produce appropriate prime numbers when using an ElGamal scheme to generate a key, which reduces the signature space or public key space and makes it easier for attackers to conduct brute force attacks to obtain the private key. Affected products include: Dlitz Pycrypto. Version information: before 2.6.

RemediationAI

A vendor patch is available. Apply the latest security update as soon as possible. Apply vendor patches when available. Implement network segmentation and monitoring as interim mitigations.